Well, you're also part of the problem. People like you brush off other people's problems with Linux and say "It's fine, don't fix anything!". Of course the desktop Linux will stay screwed up.
I've been using Linux (Ubuntu desktop) at work for about 2 years now. I'm a developer, but definitely not for Linux. With Linux, I'm a user. I like it and it's great to have a good terminal and tools available.
So, recently I switched to Ubuntu at home, where I've been running windows for years. Guess what? Ubuntu isn't so great as a main desktop OS.
While the goodness is there (terminal, multiple desktops, responsiveness etc), things like video playback - to which you refered as "ceased to bew an issue years ago" is pure shit. Players lack usability (VLC, where's click-to-pause?..), video and audio desync (never or Windows), playback randomly pauses for seconds... And there's more. Not to mention that I had to install codecs first - so its not OOB in any way. Oh, and I had to switch to SMplayer to get mouse support - +1 package I had to find and download.
And, before I could even start screwing around with player and codecs, I had to install the video driver.
So please, don't do this "it's all there, it works out of the box and problems are solved" bull. It's not, it doesn't and they aren't. And people go to Linux expecting same experience as in Windows, at least for multimedia.
This denial isn't helping anyone.
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Well, you're also part of the problem. People like you brush off other people's problems with Linux and say "It's fine, don't fix anything!". Of course the desktop Linux will stay screwed up. I've been using Linux (Ubuntu desktop) at work for about 2 years now. I'm a developer, but definitely not for Linux. With Linux, I'm a user. I like it and it's great to have a good terminal and tools available. So, recently I switched to Ubuntu at home, where I've been running windows for years. Guess what? Ubuntu isn't so great as a main desktop OS. While the goodness is there (terminal, multiple desktops, responsiveness etc), things like video playback - to which you refered as "ceased to bew an issue years ago" is pure shit. Players lack usability (VLC, where's click-to-pause?..), video and audio desync (never or Windows), playback randomly pauses for seconds... And there's more. Not to mention that I had to install codecs first - so its not OOB in any way. Oh, and I had to switch to SMplayer to get mouse support - +1 package I had to find and download. And, before I could even start screwing around with player and codecs, I had to install the video driver. So please, don't do this "it's all there, it works out of the box and problems are solved" bull. It's not, it doesn't and they aren't. And people go to Linux expecting same experience as in Windows, at least for multimedia. This denial isn't helping anyone.